Crossorhombus kanekonis (Tanaka, 1918)
Crossorhombus kanekonis
photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Family:  Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Max. size:  15.6 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 31.0 g
Environment:  demersal; marine
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: southern Japan (Ref. 559) and Taiwan (Ref. 5193).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 84-91; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 63-73; Vertebrae: 35-37. Similar to S. kobensis, but differs from it in having the caudal fin with 2 simple rays on upper and lower margins, and with 2 broad dark bands, and the pectoral fin much shorter than the head. In males, middle part of body on blind side dark-blue and interorbital width broader than that of females.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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